CHORD LIBRARY

Play along My Friend, chord by chord.

Chords of: My Friend by: DI-RECT. (A, D, F#m, E) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “My Friend”

“My Friend” by DI-RECT is in D Major and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 11 different chords across 62 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, D, F#m, E.

A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 48% of the 3:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → F#m → Dmaj7 → A → F#m → Dmaj7 → Bm7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
A1:5248%
D0:3917%
F#m0:2511%
E0:198%
Bm70:115%
Bm0:094%
Dmaj70:083%
A/Db0:052%

Chord progression, in order

A – F#m – Dmaj7 – A – F#m – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – A/Db – D – Bm – D – C#m – E – A – D/A – E – F#m – D – Bm – A/Db – D – A – F#m – E – D – A – F#m – E – D – Bm7 – A/Db – D – Bm7 – D – C#m7 – E – A – D – A – D – E – F#m – E – D – Bm7 – C#m – D – A – …